I decided that from today I am starting Monk mode. What is it? Monk mode is committing to a goal without distractions. Basically it is way to work and live without any social networks like Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter etc. For me it is easier because I have only Twitter and Youtube. Also video games and adult sites are prohibited.
My plan
I planned this experiment for 3 months which is the minimal time for my brain to recover from disctractions which I have already described in previous article. Basicaly I created the program for maximal productivity which consists of exercising, meditation, reading bible or any spiritual or religious book and reading optional book. These activities will have duration of 1 hour only. This is optimal time. I wrote in the beginning that video games are prohibited but I want to have something like “cheat time” for that. So I created 1 hour time slot for playing video games.
But what about the most important thing? Yeah. Work. This is the most interesting part of this experiment. I will use pomodoro technic for “deep work”.
Pomodoro technic
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It uses a kitchen timer to break work into intervals, typically 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks.
I copy-pasted this description from Wikipedia. It is really good technic for maximal productivity.
I will have 8 sessions with duration of 25 minutes and 8 breaks with duration of 5 minutes. Also I am using this technic right now.
In free time I also want to learn something new. So for this I will have 2 hours on work days and on weekend days it will be optional. Normally I want to recover from work days on the weekend but if I will want to learn something it will take 4 hours. And I will also use pomodoro.
Conclusion
So that’s it. I am really excited how this journey will continue. I also created video for myself which I will play everyday to remind me why I started. I will also write some articles when I reach 10 or 15 days so be ready for update!